Data Analytics Fundamentals
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What is the primary purpose of data analytics in commercial industries?

  • To make business decisions and optimize performance (correct)
  • To personalize content for employees
  • To develop specialized software and systems
  • To improve the security of organizational data
  • What is the process of gaining valuable insights from data to make effective business decisions called?

  • Data Analysis (correct)
  • Data Mining
  • Big Data Processing
  • Data Visualization
  • What type of analytics involves using data to predict future outcomes?

  • Diagnostic analytics
  • Prescriptive analytics
  • Predictive analytics (correct)
  • Descriptive analytics
  • Who are responsible for performing data analytics tasks?

    <p>Data Analysts and Data Engineers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of transforming data into a more usable format?

    <p>Data Transformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of data visualization?

    <p>To get better perception of datasets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a crucial requirement for a scale in data visualization?

    <p>It must be a one-to-one mapping</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of scale is suitable for data that exhibits exponential growth?

    <p>Logarithmic scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a scale in data visualization?

    <p>To map data values onto aesthetic values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of coordinate system is commonly used for circular data?

    <p>Polar coordinate system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of the angle axis in the polar coordinate system?

    <p>Circular</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of using a scale that is not one-to-one?

    <p>A more ambiguous data visualization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data analysis involves understanding the relationships between variables?

    <p>Multivariate analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a data transformation?

    <p>Applying a logarithmic scale to the data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of data transformation in the context of data analysis?

    <p>To stabilize the variance of continuous data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of using logarithmic scales in data visualization?

    <p>They can be used to visualize nonlinear relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between categorical and continuous data?

    <p>Categorical data is qualitative, while continuous data is quantitative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the coordinate system used to specify positions via an angle and a radial distance from the origin?

    <p>Polar coordinate system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Data Types and Visualization

    • A dataset can have various types of data, including:
      • Ordered factor (e.g., month)
      • Discrete numerical value (e.g., day)
      • Unordered factor (e.g., location, station ID)
      • Continuous numerical value (e.g., temperature in degrees Fahrenheit)

    Data Visualization and Scales

    • Scales map data values to aesthetic values (e.g., x-axis positions, shapes, colors)
    • A scale must be one-to-one, ensuring a unique mapping between data and aesthetics values
    • In polar coordinate systems, positions are specified via an angle and radial distance from the origin

    Data Analysis Tasks

    • Importing datasets and libraries (e.g., numpy, pandas, matplotlib, seaborn)
    • Importing a dataset (e.g., Credit Card Approvals) using pd.read_csv()

    Data Characteristics

    • Categorical data: Gender, Married, BankCustomer, Industry, Ethnicity, PriorDefault, Employed, DrivingLicense, Citizen, Approved
    • Continuous data: Age, Debt, YearsEmployed, CreditScore, Income

    Univariate Analysis

    • Univariate analysis is a basic form of data analysis, focusing on a single variable
    • Used to understand the data without examining causes or effects relationships

    Data Analytics

    • Data analytics: the process of analyzing data sets to make informed decisions
    • Uses specialized software and systems to help businesses:
      • Understand customers better
      • Improve advertising campaigns
      • Personalize content
      • Improve bottom lines

    Data Visualization and Analytics

    • Data visualization helps gain better insights into data
    • Both data visualization and analytics draw conclusions about datasets
    • Data visualization can be static or interactive

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